Swerve Strickland reacts to the claim that he watches WWE SmackDown

Swerve Strickland was reportedly watching the recent SmackDown. (Images via Strickland
Swerve Strickland was reportedly watching the most recent SmackDown. [Images via Strickland & WWE's IG handles]

AEW star Swerve Strickland joined the Jacksonville-based company in 2022. Tony Khan has turned him into a huge star, as he has held the AEW World Championship once and the World Tag Team Championship once with Keith Lee.

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On the most recent episode of SmackDown, NXT regular Je’Von Evans answered Sami Zayn's United States Championship Open Challenge. However, the 21-year-old failed to become champion. Nevertheless, his performance was impressive.

Evans' good friend, Strickland, took to X to praise the young star.

"Proud, @WWEJeVonEvans," The New Flavor wrote.

Many fans were shocked to learn that the 34-year-old was watching a show by All Elite Wrestling's rival company. Some were even celebrating this occurrence. However, The New Flavor soon clarified.

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The former WWE star wrote that he watches his friends wrestle.

"I watch my friends."
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Swerve Strickland on the moment he realized WWE was wasting him

Swerve Strickland was signed to WWE from 2019 to 2021. His NXT run was decent. However, his time on the main roster was underwhelming. The Mogul was booked poorly, and he eventually realized that he was getting wasted.

In a recent interview on DJ Vlad’s YouTube channel, the AEW star revealed the exact moment he realized that the Stamford-based company was “bulls***ting around” with him.

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"The one day I knew I was getting bullshi**ed around the PC was when I was there for, like, three or four months, and I got called to do 205 Live against Drew Gulak, who had the Cruiserweight championship... Got great praise in the back coming afterward. Charlotte [Flair], Bayley, Kofi [Kingston], Samoa Joe—everybody’s giving me crazy praise... I come back to the PC, and they’re trying to teach you arm drags again. I’m like, 'Get the f**k out of here with that," he said. [H/T: Cageside Seats]

Swerve Strickland is currently sidelined due to injury-related issues. He is expected to make a comeback this year itself.

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